Pinyin "sa3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "sa3" is split up into two parts: "s" and "a3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "s"

Socrates.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a3"

In the ashram's living room.

Characters pronounced sa3

洒

灑

sǎ = s + a3

to sprinkle / to spray / to spill / to shed

洒 = 氵 + 西 : Socrates (s) bought a new cowboy hat (西) in the ashram (a3), but it is too small, so he sprinkles (洒) some water from a water bottle (氵) on it. He heard that'll make the hat fit he makes it wet and then wears it.

撒

sǎ = s + a3

to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill

潵

sǎ = s + a3

old variant of 撒[sa3]

潵

sǎ = s + a3

name of a river in Hebei Province

靸

sǎ = s + a3

children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style